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Sei Gai Ha premiere performance
Al Green Theatre
Nov 27, 2009
Sei Gai Ha (new arrangement)
Fleck Dance Theatre
Nov 5, 2010
 
  
Song Title: Sei Gai Ha
   
Date Composed: 2009
Composer: Aki Takahashi
Arrangement: Aki Takahashi
Premiere Performance: November 27, 2009 - Al Green Theatre, Toronto
   

A boundless ocean. Unending waves. Sometimes quiet, sometimes raging. Her rich expression has inspired us for centuries. Our ancestors saw fortune in the waves which opened up like fans, endless layer upon layer. This auspicious pattern is called Sei Gai Ha - Blue Ocean Wave.

I wrote this song imagining a ripple endlessly reaching out on the surface of the water.

Instead of beating, we loosen our body like running water. We let the waves take over our control. Powerful waves hitting the shore push us towards the thundering sound of Taiko. There we see a pattern emerging from the ocean.